No Japanese Release for 'Unbroken' Planned

While the biopic Unbroken, about U.S. Olympian Louis Zamperini, continues to perform well domestically, there are no plans for it to be released in Japan, according to the Japan Times.

Based on the best-selling book of the same name, Unbroken chronicles Zamperini's running, including as a 1936 5000-meter Olympian, but mostly focuses on his experience during World War II, including his time as a prisoner of war.

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According to the Japan Times, some groups in Japan have long objected to the book's portrayal of Zamperini's Japanese guards as sadistic. The head of one such group, the Society for the Dissemination of Historical Fact, said the film "has no credibility and is immoral."

In addition to no theatrical release, there are no plans to release Unbroken in Japan on DVD, according to the Japan Times.

Since its opening on Christmas Day, Unbroken has grossed $116 million worldwide, with $102 million of that in the United States, according to The Numbers.

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